Despite an expected increase in rice production and imports, the Philippines' rice inventory had slipped by 7.5 percent or to 2.58 million metric tons (MT) as of May. The latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the rice stocks inventory of the country was 7.5 percent...
PhilID (PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday, July 14, said individuals aged 15 to 17 and above 65 are now allowed to register for the second step of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). PSA cited that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the...
Filipinos still prefer a smaller family size, the latest official population count conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed. National Statistician Dennis S. Mapa said on Tuesday, July 12, that the growth pace of the country’s population remained in a downtrend based on the...
The country’s trade deficit doubled in May this year as imports expansion outweighed exports growth during the month, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Preliminary report by the PSA revealed on Friday, July 9, that the gap in the trade balance, or the difference between...
(PSA) The country's total population has reached 109,035,343 in 2020, based on the Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This count was declared official by President Rodrigo Duterte in Proclamation No. 1179 issued on July 6, 2021. In a...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the agency is on track to meet its target number of registrants for the national ID system by the end of the year. In a statement, PSA said on Wednesday, July 7, that about 37.2 million Filipinos have completed Step 1 Registration with the Philippine...
Consumer prices rose at a slow pace in June brought about by moderate rise in transport cost, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. After the rate of increase in consumer prices rose at a steady pace for three straight months, the country’s headline inflation went down to 4.1...
Consumer prices rose at a slower pace in June brought about by moderate upward price movement of transportation services, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Tuesday, July 6. The country’s headline inflation slowed to 4.1 percent last month from 4.5 percent in May. The June figure was...
Students Unemployment rate in May eased to its second lowest level this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday, July 1. The number of jobless Filipinos dropped by 10 percent from 4.14 million in April to 3.73 million in May, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 7.7...
The Philippines agricultural trade went up during the first quarter of the year, but this was mainly due to the higher amount of imported products that entered the country during the period. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the country’s total agricultural...
(PSA) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Monday, June 14, warned the public against unauthorized entities and individuals advertising, offering, or facilitating services involving temporary corrections or applications for civil registry documents that are rampant on different social media...
The country’s palay output inched up during the first quarter of the year, amid the Philippine government’s decision to allow more imported rice into the country at lower tariffs, pulling down prices of the seasonally adjusted farmgate price. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority...
